Cyth-e-re´a.
Name given to Venus, goddess of beauty, love, and laughter, 103.

Dæd´a-lus.
Architect who planned the Cretan Labyrinth, 253-255;
inventor of sails, 214.

Dan´a-e.
Maiden visited by Jupiter as a golden shower;
mother of Perseus, 240-242;
significance, 379, 390, 397.

Da-na´i-des.
Daughters of Danaus, who slay their husbands, 166, 167.

Dan´a-us.
King of Argos;
father of the fifty Danaides, 166.

Dan´ube.
River of Europe;
Medea slays Absyrtus near its mouth, 271.

Daph´ne.
Maiden loved by Apollo, and changed into a laurel tree, 68-70;
significance, 387, 389, 395.

Dar´da-nus.
Ancient king of Troy, who gives his name to his race, 364;
mares of, 215.

De-i-a-nei´ra.
Wife of Hercules, 232-236;
causes Hercules’ death by using the Nessus robe, 235, 236;
significance, 390.

De-iph´o-bus.
Son of Priam and Hecuba;
married Helen after the death of Paris, 362.

De´los.
Floating island;
birthplace of Apollo and Diana, 62;
shrine of Apollo at, 91, 363, 364;
significance, 386, 396.

Del´phi.
Shrine of Apollo, famed for its oracles, 37, 47, 91;
Ceyx visits, 211;
Œdipus consults oracle at, 281, 282, 285, 290;
Orestes at, 336.

Del´uge.
Caused by Jupiter’s wrath, 36;
slime from, 65.

De-me´ter.
Same as Ceres;
goddess of agriculture, 183, 187;
significance, 396.

De´mi-os (Dread).
Attendant or son of Mars, 138.

Des´ti-ny.
One of the ancient deities not subjected to Jupiter, 39.

Deu-ca´li-on.
Only male survivor of Deluge;
father of Hellen, 37, 38.

Di´a.
Maiden loved and deserted by Ixion, king of the Lapithæ, 169;
significance, 389.

Di-a´na.
Goddess of the moon and chase;
daughter of Jupiter and Latona, 93-101;
birth of, 62;
nymphs of, 70, 190;
arrows of, 139;
Arethusa protected by, 192;
Œneus neglects, 275;
Iphigenia saved by, 316;
temple of, 336;
Camilla rescued by, 373, 374;
significance, 388, 396, 398.

Di´do.
Queen of Tyre and Carthage;
loved and deserted by Æneas, 366-369;
Æneas sees, in Hades, 372.

Di-o-me´des.
1. Greek hero during Trojan war, 314;
recovers Patroclus’ body, 328;
helps Ulysses secure the Palladium, 332.
2. The possessor of horses taken by Hercules, 223.

Di-o´ne.
1. Name given to Venus, goddess of beauty, love, laughter, etc., 103.
2. Mother of Venus by Jupiter;
goddess of moisture, 44.

Di-o-nys´i-a.
Festivals held in Greece in honor of Bacchus, 182.

Di-o-nys´us.
Same as Bacchus, god of wine and revelry, 174.

Di-os-cu´ri.
Collective name given to Castor and Pollux, 278.

Di-os-cu´ri-a.
Festivals in honor of Castor and Pollux, 279.

Dir´ce.
Wife of Lycus;
bound to a bull by Amphion and Zethus, 80-82.

Dis.
Same as Pluto, god of Infernal Regions, 159, 370.

Dis-cor´di-a, or Eris.
Goddess of discord, 138;
she appears at Peleus’ marriage feast, 306.

Do-do´na.
Temple and grove sacred to Jupiter, 48, 49, 266.

Dol´phin.
Constellation, 82.

Do´ri-an Race.
Descendants of Dorus, 38.

Do´ris.
Wife of Nereus, 154, 305.

Do´rus.
Son of Hellen;
ancestor of Dorian race, 38.

Dreams.
Spirits in cave of Somnus;
passed out through gates of ivory and horn, 210, 211;
Mercury, leader of, 137.

Drep´a-num.
Land visited by Æneas, where Anchises died, 365.

Dry´a-des.
Plant nymphs, supposed to watch over vegetation, 297.

Dry´o-pe.
Princess changed into a tree, 298-300.

Dull´ness.
Obscure deity put to flight by Minerva, 55, 57.

Earth.
Æther and Hemera create the, 13;
divisions of the, 15;
realm of the, 25;
the mother of all, 38;
oath by the, 172;
Antæus, son of the, 228;
significance, 398.

E´cho.
Nymph who pined for love of Narcissus;
changed to a voice, 118, 119;
answers Cephalus, 71;
mocks Ariadne, 179.

Egg.
Earth hatched from a mythical, 15.

E´gypt.
Gods take refuge in, 24;
Io takes refuge in, 136;
Menelaus and Helen detained in, 336.

E-lec´tra.
Daughter of Agamemnon;
saves Orestes, 336.

El-eu-sin´i-a.
Festivals at Eleusis, in honor of Ceres and Proserpina, 196.

E-leu´sis.
City in Greece visited by Ceres during her search for Proserpina, 188, 196.

E´lis.
Province of the Peloponnesus;
Alpheus in, 193;
Augeas, king of, 221;
significance, 388.

El-pe´nor.
Follower of Ulysses;
dies in Island of Ææa, 350.

E-lys´i-an Fields.
Abode of the blessed in Hades, 161, 163, 169;
Cleobis and Biton conveyed to, 54;
Adonis conveyed to, 110.

En-cel´a-dus.
Giant defeated by Jupiter;
buried under Mt. Ætna, 24.

En-dym´i-on.
Youth loved by Diana, who carries him to a cave on Mt. Latmus, 96-98;
significance, 388, 389, 396.

En´na.
Plain in Sicily;
favorite resort of Proserpina, 183.

E-ny´o.
Name given to Bellona, goddess of war, 138.

E´os.
Name given to Aurora, goddess of dawn, 72, 90;
jealousy of, 70, 71;
winds, offspring of, 213.

Ep´a-phus.
Son of Jupiter and Io;
founder of Memphis, 136.

Eph´e-sus.
City in Asia Minor sacred to Diana, 101.

Eph-i-al´tes.
Giant son of Neptune, 154;
brother of Otus;
imprisons Mars, 139;
significance, 400.

E-pig´o-ni.
Sons of the seven chiefs who besieged Thebes, 290.

Ep-i-me´theus (Afterthought).
Son of Iapetus, 25;
husband of Pandora, 28-34, 37.

E-pi´rus.
Country visited by Æneas, who meets Andromache there, 365.

Er´a-to.
One of the Muses;
daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, 90.

Er´e-bus.
God of darkness, 13;
marries his mother, Night, 13;
progenitor of egg, 15;
dethroned, 17.

E-rid´a-nus.
River into which Phaeton fell from the sun chariot, 87;
Hercules consults nymphs of, 226.

E-rin´ny-es.
Collective name given to the Furies, 163;
significance, 393.

E´ris.
Same as Discordia, goddess of discord and strife, 138;
apple cast by, 306.

Er-i-sich´thon.
An unbeliever;
punished by famine, 197.

E´ros.
Same as Cupid, 107;
child of Light and Day, 13;
arrows of, 13, 112;
egg produces, 15;
causes man’s creation, 25;
man’s life given by, 27.

Er-y-man´thus.
Place where Hercules slew the wild boar, 221.

Er-y-the´a.
Island home of Geryones;
visited by Hercules, 226.

E-te´o-cles.
Son of Œdipus and Jocasta, 285;
reigns one year, 287;
slain by his brother, 288.

E-thi-o´pi-a.
Country visited by Bacchus, 176.

E-thi-o´pi-ans.
Happy race of Africa, south of the river Oceanus;
visited by the gods, 16.

Eu-bœ´an or Eu-bo´ic Sea.
Sea where Hercules cast Lichas, 238.

Eu-mæ´us.
Swineherd visited by Ulysses on his return to Ithaca, 355, 357;
Ulysses aided by, 358.

Eu-men´i-des.
Collective name given to Furies, 163;
forest sacred to, 286;
significance, 393.

Eu-phros´y-ne.
One of the three Graces or Charites;
attendant of Venus, 105.

Eu-ro´pa.
Daughter of Agenor;
wife of Jupiter, 44-48, 59;
mother of Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon, 45, 325;
significance, 386.

Eu-ro´tas.
River near Sparta, where Helen bathed, 310.

Eu´rus.
East wind;
son of Æolus and Aurora, 213-215.

Eu-ry´a-le.
One of the three terrible Gorgons, 242.

Eu-ry´a-lus.
Youth sent with Nisus to warn Æneas that his son was in danger, 374.

Eu-ry-cle´a.
Nurse of Ulysses;
recognizes him after twenty years’ absence, 357;
Penelope awakened by, 358.

Eu-ryd´i-ce.
Wife of Orpheus, who seeks her in Hades, 75-80;
significance, 387-389.

Eu-ryl´o-chus.
Leader of Ulysses’ men, 347;
escaped Circe’s spell, 349;
Ulysses’ men misled by, 353.

Eu-ryn´o-me.
Wife of Jupiter;
mother of the Graces, 105.

Eu-rys´theus.
Hercules’ taskmaster;
appointed twelve labors, 218-229.

Eu´ry-tus.
Iole’s father;
visited twice by Hercules, 235.

Eu-ter´pe.
One of the Muses;
presided over music, 88.

Eux´ine Sea.
Same as Pontus Euxinus, or the Black Sea, 15.

E-van´der.
King of Tuscans;
ally of Æneas;
father of Pallas, 374, 375.

E-ve´nus.
Father of Marpessa;
drowned himself in river of same name, 155;
Hercules crosses, 234.

Fa´ma.
Attendant of Jupiter, goddess of fame, 41.

Fates.
Three sisters;
also known as Mœræ or Parcæ, 165.

Fau´na.
Wife of Faunus;
a rural divinity of the Romans, 301.

Fau´nus.
Rural divinity of the Romans;
husband of Fauna, 301.

Flo´ra.
Goddess of flowers, 301, 303;
wife of Zephyrus, 215, 301.

Flo-ra´li-a.
Festivals in May in honor of Flora, 301.

Forethought.
Name given to Prometheus, 25.

For-tu´na.
1. Goddess of fortune;
an attendant of Jupiter, 41.
2. Goddess of plenty, 232.

Fo´rum.
Chief place in Rome where public matters were discussed, 142.

Fu´ries.
The Eumenides, or avenging deities, 163;
Œdipus punished by, 286;
Orestes pursued by, 336.

Gæ´a.
Same as Tellus and Terra, 13;
wife of Uranus, 15;
reign of, 17;
conspiracy of, 18;
Typhœus created by, 23;
Enceladus created by, 24;
Antæus, son of, 227;
Syrinx protected by, 300;
significance, 396.

Gal-a-te´a.
1. Nymph loved by Polyphemus and Acis, 341-343.
2. Statue loved by Pygmalion, who prays Venus to give it life, 121.

Gan´y-mede.
Trojan prince carried off by Jupiter to act as cup-bearer, 43.

Ge.
Same as Gæa, Tellus, Terra, the Earth, 13.

Gem´i-ni.
Same as Dioscuri;
Castor and Pollux, 278.

Ge-ry´o-nes.
Giant whose cattle are taken by Hercules, 226;
significance, 401.

Glau´ce.
Maiden loved by Jason;
slain by Medea, 273;
significance, 392.

Glau´cus.
Fisherman changed to a sea god, 303, 304;
lover of Scylla, 352, 353.

Golden Age.
First age of the ancient world, when all was bliss, 35;
Janus’ reign, 205.

Gor´gons.
Three sisters,—Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa, 242-246;
Ægis decorated by head of one of, 58;
significance, 401.

Grac´chi, The.
Unborn souls of Roman heroes, seen by Anchises in Hades, 372.

Gra´ces.
Same as Gratiæ;
the three attendants of Venus, 105.

Gra-di´vus.
Name given to Mars when leader of armies, 143.

Græ´æ.
Three sisters with but one eye and tooth among them, 243;
significance, 391, 401.

Gra´ti-æ.
Same as Graces, or Charites;
Venus’ attendants, 105.

Great Bear.
Constellation formed by Callisto, 52.

Gre´ci-an.
Mythology, 25;
camp, 329.

Greece.
Highest peak in, 37;
alphabet introduced into, 48;
nations of, 49;
art in, 52;
Cecrops comes to, 57;
Pelops takes refuge in, 167;
Paris visits, 310;
war between Troy and, 314;
Orestes’ return to, 336;
captives taken to, 361.

Greek Divinities, 39;
Panathenæa, 60;
fleet, 332.

Greeks.
Departure of, 315;
plague visits, 318;
defeat of, 323, 324;
return of, 335;
Agamemnon, chief of, 336;
attack Ciconians, 337;
Polyphemus visited by, 343-346;
Circe visited by, 347;
a civilized nation, 380.

Gy´es.
One of the three Centimani;
son of Uranus and Gæa, 18.

Ha´des.
The Infernal Region, kingdom of Pluto, 159-170;
Hercules’ visit to, 65, 229, 230;
Orpheus’ visit to, 76-79;
Adonis’ visit to, 110;
Psyche’s visit to, 128;
Mercury conducts souls to, 137, 317;
Proserpina’s visit to, 194, 195;
Lara conducted to, 203;
Theseus’ visit to, 260;
Pollux in, 279;
Œdipus in, 286;
Ulysses’ visit to, 350;
Æneas’ visit to, 370.

Hæ´mon.
Son of Creon;
lover of Antigone, 288.

Hal-cy´o-ne.
Wife of Ceyx, King of Thessaly, 211, 212.

Hal-irr-ho´thi-us.
Son of Neptune;
slain by Mars, 139.

Ham-a-dry´a-des.
Nymphs who lived and died with the trees they inhabited, 297, 298.

Har-mo´ni-a.
Daughter of Mars and Venus, 107, 140;
wife of Cadmus, 48;
mother of Semele, 171.

Har´pies.
Monsters, half woman, half bird;
banished to Strophades Islands, 267;
Æneas sees, 365;
significance, 400.

Heav´en.
Creation of, 15;
realm of, 25;
Atlas, supporter of, 244;
significance, 384, 398.

He´be.
Goddess of youth;
cup-bearer of the gods, 41;
wife of Hercules, 238.

He´brus.
River in which the Bacchantes cast Orpheus’ remains, 80.

Hec´a-te.
Name given to Proserpina as Queen of Hades, 195.

Hec´tor.
Son of Priam;
leader of Trojan army, 320-326;
slain by Achilles, 328;
Priam buries, 329;
shade of, 360;
widow of, 365.

Hec´u-ba.
Wife of Priam;
mother of Paris and Hector, 307, 310;
Hector seen by, 328;
captivity of, 361.

Hel´en.
Daughter of Jupiter and Leda;
wife of Menelaus;
kidnapped by Paris, 310-312;
kidnapped by Theseus, 260;
Paris upbraided by, 320;
return of, 335;
Æneas wishes to slay, 361;
significance, 394.

Hel´e-nus.
King of Epirus, whose slave Andromache became after the death of Hector, 365.

He-li´a-des.
Sisters of Phaeton;
changed into trees, 87.

Hel´i-con.
Mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and Muses, 90, 149.

He´li-os.
Name of Apollo as god of the sun, 61, 72;
significance, 386, 388, 395.

Hel´le.
Daughter of Athamas and Nephele;
drowned in the Hellespont, 265;
significance, 391, 392, 397.

Hel´len.
Son of Deucalion;
ancestor of the Hellenes, 38.

Hel-le´nes.
Name given to ancient Greeks, 38.

Hel´les-pont.
Name given to the strait from Helle, 265;
Leander swims across the, 111-117.

He-me´ra (Day).
One of the first divinities, who rules with Æther (Light), 13, 17.

Heph-æs-ti´a.
Festivals in honor of Hephæstus, or Vulcan, 148.

He-phæs´tus.
Name given to Vulcan, god of the forge, 144;
significance, 399.

He´ra, or He´re.
Name given to Juno, queen of heaven, and goddess of the atmosphere and of marriage, 51;
significance, 385.

Her´a-cles.
Same as Hercules;
son of Jupiter and Alcmene, 216.

He-ræ´um.
Town dedicated to the service of Juno, 52.

Her´cu-les.
Same as Heracles, god of all athletic games, 216-239;
Prometheus delivered by, 28;
Hades visited by, 65;
Hesione delivered by, 152;
Centaurs defeated by, 260;
Argonautic expedition joined by, 266, 267;
arrows of, 330;
apparition of, 331;
significance, 379, 389, 390, 393, 395.

Her´mes.
Same as Mercury, messenger of the gods, 131;
significance, 399.

Her-mi´o-ne.
Same as Harmonia;
daughter of Venus and Mars, 107.

He´ro.
Maiden loved by Leander, who swam the Hellespont to visit her, 111-117.

He-si´o-ne.
Daughter of Laomedon;
rescued from sea monster by Hercules, 151, 152, 224.

Hes-pe´ri-a.
Ancient name of Italy, so called by Æneas, 23, 364.

Hes-per´i-des.
Daughters of Hesperus, guardians of golden apples, 226;
significance, 390.

Hes´pe-rus.
God of the West;
father of the Hesperides, 72, 226.

Hes´ti-a.
Same as Vesta, goddess of the family hearth, 198;
significance, 399.

Him´e-rus.
God of the desire of love;
attendant in Venus’ numerous train, 106.

Hip-po-cre´ne.
Fountain created by Pegasus, 294.

Hip-po-da-mi´a.
Wife of Pirithous;
almost carried off by the Centaurs, 260.

Hip-pol´y-te.
Queen of the Amazons, 223, 224;
Theseus’ wife, 259.